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Subtraction Loopy Cards

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Purpose:

You can help your child to recall the subtraction basic facts up to 10 + 10.

What you need:

Set of Loopy Cards. (PDF, 40KB) You can print these or make your own.

What to do:

Deal out the cards between the players.   Players can spread their cards out face up.
The person who has “Start” loopy card begins by reading out loud the instruction on that card, “14 - 4”, and then places the card in the middle.
The person who has a Loopy card that has the answer 10 calls out the answer and places it on top of the start card. The player then reads the next instruction.
 
 
The game keeps going until the card with "Finish" is placed in the middle.

What to expect your child to do:

To recall the subtraction basic facts. They should become quicker at instantly recalling the facts. 

Variation:

  • Make a set of loopy cards that has the addition basic facts that your child needs to practice most.
  • Children can take all the cards and arrange them so the ends match to form one continuous line.
  • Play the Addition Loopy Card activity.

He Kupu Māori:

tekau
ten
tekau mā tahi
eleven
tekau mā rua
twelve
tekau mā waru
eighteen
tekau mā iwa
nineteen
rua tekau
twenty
tango (hia)
subtract, take away
tangohanga
subtraction
result/answer
otinga

He Whakawhitinga Kōrero:

  • Tohaina ngā kāri. (Deal out the cards.)
  • Horahia ngā kāri ki mua i a koe, ko ngā mata ki runga. (Spread the cards out face up in front of you.)
  • Kei a wai te kāri tīmatanga? Pānuihia mai te tangohanga. (Who’s got the start card? Read out the subtraction.)
  • Kei a wai te otinga ki tēnā tangohanga? Whakatakotoria ki runga i te kāri tīmatanga, ka pānui mai ai i te tangohanga hou. (Who’s got the solution to that subtraction? Put it on top of the start cards and read out the new subtraction problem.)
  • Māu e tīmata. Kōrerohia mai te tangohanga kei tēnā kāri. (You can start. Say the subtraction on that card.)
  • Tangohia te whā i te tekau mā whā, ka tekau. (Subtract 4 from 14, you get 10.)
  • Tekau mā whā, tangohia te whā, ka tekau. (14 take away 4 equals 10.)
  • Whakatakotoria tō kāri ki waenganui. (Put your card in the middle.)
  • Kei a wai te otinga ki tēnā tangohanga? (Who’s got the answer to that subtraction.)

Download a file of this activity:

PDF (193KB)